The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-12

ister Of Ebert county, has been preaching
some very conservative sermons in Elber
ton that we arc glad to learn, have had the
happy effect Of bridging over a bitter STATE
OF feeling between the two churches in thai
town Now let Rev. Mr. Carswell the Bap
fist preacher, follow Mr Worley's example,
and we will predict a long reign of peace
and harmony.
A wealthy gentleman, who for twenty
five years has been in search of summer
sunbeamS in the semi-tropical South, and
whose wanderings had led him into every
winter resort il California and the South,
expressed himself last April as having found
the perfection of a winter climate in AL
bany. He expressed himself so much de-
lighted with the climate, and so pleased
with Albany and her people, that he would,
| under certain conditions, be willing TO erect
| a $4,000 hotel there for the accommoda-
| ton of winter visitors.
At Mitchell a night or two ago two mulat-
to boys, brothers, named Bill and Tom Hill
son had a misunderstanding about some
money matters. Tom let his temper get
control of his Judgment and proceeded to
settle the matter with a club and a knife.
| He struck Bill and Bill shot him, killing
him almost instantly. Coroner Walden
| summoned jury and held an inquest. The
verdict Of the jury was in effect that Tom
Hilson came to his death by pistol shot
from the hands of his brother, who commit
ted the deed in self defense.
Comptroller General Wright received
| Saturday the annual tax digest from Brooks
| county. The amount Of property returned
for the county was s2,3l2, 215, an increase
of $50, III over the digest of 1886. While
| this is large and commendable showing,
the county is still behind, for in 1885 it re-
turned 81, 354 ,352. 1t will thus be seen that
| there is a considerable difference between
| property returns for 1885 and 1887. If the
| rate of increase continues to stand, il is
likely that in year or two Brooks county
will make up its lost record.
On ]. F. McDuffie's plantation, near Able
vile, a few days ago, there occurred seri-
Gus fracas between Joe Hudnall and Mr.
| McCrandford, brothers-in-law, and also
sons-in-law of Mr. McDuffie, in which both
men, with knives in hand, used them freely
until both were disabled from wounds re-
| celved, and loss Of blood in the terrible com
| bat put quietus TO the affair. Both mems
wounds are serious, if not fatal. The cause
| OF the occurrence was some misunderstood
| ing between them in regard to a piece of
| land for setting out potato vines.
As Officer Abel and Mr. Cherry the watch
| man for Jacques d Coz store were stand
| ing in front of the store of Coleman, Bur
| den & Solomon, at Macon, at 3:15 o'clock
| Saturday morning, they felt shock which
| tue1 are certain WAS JndJ OF an earthquake.
| Every window in the building ratified as If
there had been an explosion inside As it
| occurred at an hour when there were no
| persons except the police on the streets, and
other people were asleep, there was no
Palarm. Officer Abel is satisfied that it was
| the tremor of an earthquake, and consid-
cradle OF tremor at that.
Last Sunday morning Judson Hodge, a
young man 10 years old, living near Ocean
Pond, Lowndes county, went in swimming
in ClaytOn's pond with several smaller boys.
He swan out into the pond upon plank
and rolled off and began to sink. 1t is sup
posed he was taken with cramp. One of
l.. \. Wisenbaker's boys, about half grown.
swan to him and seized him by the arm,
but was unable to swim out with him, so
the unfortunate young man sank to the
bottom and drowned. The neighborhood
was aroused too late Of course to save his
life, but they fished the body out Sunday
afternoon.
A remarkable spectacular phenomenon
was seen at Sandersville Friday afternoon.
The sun, setting behind western bank of
cloud, threw lateral reflection, of perfect
| symmetry, across the entire heaven, resting
| upon the eastern horizon, and widening at
the zenith. Owing to the irregularity of
| the clouds summit, other smaller path-like
| illuminaJions were defined, all seeming to
| radiate from both horizons and to meet
overhead The sun appeared to have set in
| the east also. The curious sight was noted
with much wonderment by many citizens,
who did not remember ever having seen the
heavens similarly spanned before.
Gov Gordon drew a warrant on the
| treasury for $4,000 in favor of the Tech
biological School Commission on Saturday.
The warrant was drawn in favor of the
members of the commission. Samuel NJ.
I'm, Al
| his name as Treasurer of the archaeological
School Commission. The money will be
| used in the payment of construction ac-
| counts occasioned by the new building now
| going up. Under the decision of the Attor-
ney General, the money appropriated by
the Legislature is Immediately available,
and the commission has from time to time
drawn warrants as the money was needed.
| Brunswick Advertiser: A. T. Putnam,
William r. Bunkley and few others had
a regular 'whooping" time two days ago
on Cumberland. Mr., Bunkley. has just
| bought fine net los feet long, with meshes
small enough TO catch shrimp. With this
| the party went around to the mouth of the
inlet and began the work of SEEMING. The
first haul got half bushel the second three
pecks and the third two bushels Among
the catch were several bass, the largest
weighing twenty-seven pounds, and num-
|
| twelve pounds, besides crabs innumberable.
! One 3-foot shark got penned up by the net,
but he went through it like rocket.
Griffin Net0s: 1t has just ''lealled out" that
there is young man living in our midst
| who was secretly married last summer, tax
! ing for his bride one of the fairest and most
| fascinating young ladies who ever visited
| our city. The affair has been profoundly
kept as secret until yesterday, when the
! gentleman III question gave the thing away
with the remark: II am expecting my wife
next week" The balance OF the party were
thunder struck" as it were. They used
every means of persuasion TO obtain a full
| confession, but the groom was not at all
communicative, so the party had to content
| themselves with his promise to develop the
whole affair as soon as his wife arrived
The following commissions were issued
Saturday by the Governor: p T. Pirkle,
Justice of the Peace for the ,407th district
of jackson county; j. w. Rivers, Justice of
the Peace for the 18th district, Campbell
county, vice George s. Thompson, deceased;
Frank RawlS, of Miller county, was also
commissioned Treasurer of the county. No
other commissions were issued during tho
day, and the Governor took no action In the
various matters pending II is probable
that on his return from Athens he will send
into the Senate Il list of his appointments
made during tho recess The number is not
very large, ind the entire list viii be- doubt
less confirmed without debate or objection.